satinwood

English

Etymology

satin +‎ wood

Noun

satinwood (countable and uncountable, plural satinwoods)

1. Woody trees in family Rutaceae
   1. (Ceylon or East Indian satinwood)
   2. (Jamaican satinwood or West Indian satinwood).
   3. (Madagascar satinwood)
   4. Murraya paniculata, from southeast Asia and Australia
   5. , from Australia
2. Wood used for crafting fine furniture, particularly for inlay and marquetry, from either or .
   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:

     On a tiny satinwood table stood a statuette by Clodion